I'm not reading all of this, just skimming it.

And I'm sick of you and [Ethan] expecting us not to challenge him

I have nothing against being challenged and expect you to if you disagree with my posts.

I think it goes beyond a challenge when you describe in many long paragraphs your assumptions about what I am thinking and why I'm acting as I am and calling me a liar. I don't mind any more (though I have at times in the past) because I know it's all wrong, and if you want to show your character to neutral parties in that way, it's your choice.

My "original sin" according to Dante is saying that pro-contact arguments should be greeted with skepticism due to the self-interest involved. If he thinks that is a major insult, I'd just say he is very, very touchy.

If, on the other hand, you guys want to find some common ground with us...

I think we agree on many things. We think children should have their rights respected and not be hurt (although we have somewhat different definitions of those things). But overlap does include thinking that adult-child sexual contact should not happen today due to serious risk of harm to the child. We think pedophiles should not be harassed and imprisoned for just being attracted to children, etc.